Hong Kong pushes for pre-WTO access to China

What was really happening behind the scenes at the Fortune Global Forum.

On the surface, the most notable achievement for Hong Kong at the high-profile party thrown by Fortune Magazine here two weeks ago was the unveiling of a new logo by new Chief Secretary for Administration Donald Tsang Yam-kuen. The headlines were dominated by the Hong Kong governments decision to keep Falun Gong practitioners out of Jiang Zemins sight.

Behind the scenes, however, Hong Kong officials may have begun a campaign to attain special market access to China...